Manipulation

Objects usually have verbs defined on them that allow players to manipulate and use them in various ways. Standard ones are:

get -- pick an object up and place it in your inventory
drop -- remove an object from your inventory and place it in the room
put -- take an object from your inventory and place it in a container
give -- hand an object to some other player
look -- see what an object looks like
hide -- Hiding objects and searching for them

You can see what objects you're carrying with the 'inventory' command; see 'help inventory' for details.

Some specialized objects will have other commands. The creator of the object will usually provide some way for you to find out what the commands are. One way that works for most objects is the 'examine' command; see 'help examine' for details.